Introduction to the New TestamentWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1964 - 481 pages This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. The general purpose of this book is to provide a broad understanding of the background and message of the New Testament. It opens with chapters on the time between the Old and New Testaments, giving information on history, institutions, and literature, and goes on to discuss the language of the New Testament, the text and its transmission, the canon, and the individual books of the New Testament. For each of the New Testament books Everett Harrison provides a helpful outline and introduces the reader to a greater understanding of the text by a discussion of such matters as purpose, background, date, authorship, characteristics or principal concepts, taking into full account the most significant findings and interpretations of recent scholars. He also provides general essays on the Gospels and on the Epistles and special bibliographies for each chapter. Fully revised and enlarged by the author, and including an updated bibliography and index, this basic and comprehensive introduction is a valuable aid to the study of the Scriptures, both in school and in church. |
Contents
THE BACKGROUND | 3 |
THE HISTORY | 4 |
THE INSTITUTIONS | 18 |
THE LITERATURE | 31 |
THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 47 |
THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 49 |
THE RISE OF THE KOINE | 50 |
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KOINE | 55 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 293 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 294 |
THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS | 299 |
FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH | 300 |
THE COMPOSITION OF THE CHURCH | 302 |
AUTHENTICITY | 303 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 304 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 305 |
THE NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS | 56 |
QUOTATIONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE NEW | 57 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 58 |
THE TEXTUAL CRITICISM OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 61 |
THE TEXTUAL CRITICISM OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 63 |
THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 70 |
THE PRACTICE OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM | 84 |
THE CANON | 95 |
THE CANON | 97 |
HISTORY OF THE CANON | 98 |
PRINCIPLES GOVERNING CANONICITY | 109 |
NEW TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA | 121 |
AGRAPHA | 130 |
THE LITERATURE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT | 135 |
THE GOSPELS | 137 |
THE WORD GOSPEL | 138 |
THE VALUE OF THE GOSPEL RECORDS | 139 |
THE GOSPEL PATTERN | 141 |
THE ORDER OF THE GOSPELS | 142 |
FORM CRITICISM | 154 |
REDACTION CRITICISM | 161 |
ARAMAIC ORIGINS | 163 |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW | 167 |
CONTENTS | 170 |
PURPOSE | 173 |
BACKGROUND | 174 |
DATE | 175 |
AUTHORSHIP | 176 |
RECENT STUDY | 178 |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK | 181 |
AUTHORSHIP | 184 |
PURPOSE | 185 |
DATE | 186 |
CONTENTS | 187 |
RECENT STUDY | 190 |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE | 194 |
AUTHORSHIP | 195 |
THE PROLOGUE | 200 |
READERS | 201 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 202 |
ACCURACY OF THE RECORD | 203 |
CONTENTS | 204 |
RECENT STUDY | 207 |
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN | 211 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 212 |
DATE | 215 |
PLACE OF WRITING | 217 |
AUTHORSHIP | 218 |
PURPOSE AND READERS | 225 |
PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS | 226 |
SPECIAL STUDY | 228 |
THE BOOK OF ACTS | 235 |
AUTHORSHIP | 236 |
PURPOSE | 238 |
DATE | 239 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 241 |
SOURCES | 242 |
RECENT STUDY | 244 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE EPISTLES | 253 |
THE FORM OF THE LETTERS | 255 |
EPISTLE OR LETTER? | 256 |
THE NEW TESTAMENT LETTERS AND THE CHRISTIAN DIDACHE | 258 |
CLASSIFICATION OF THE EPISTLES | 259 |
THE THESSALONIAN EPISTLES | 260 |
FIRST THESSALONIANS | 262 |
AUTHENTICITY | 263 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 264 |
SECOND THESSALONIANS | 265 |
BACKGROUND | 266 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 267 |
DATE | 268 |
THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS | 270 |
DESTINATION | 272 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 274 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 279 |
THE CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDENCE | 282 |
FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH | 283 |
FIRST CORINTHIANS | 287 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 288 |
THE DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCH | 289 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 290 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 291 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 307 |
THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT | 311 |
THE PRISON EPISTLES | 314 |
TIME AND PLACE | 315 |
DATE OF THE PRISON EPISTLES | 321 |
COLOSSIANS | 322 |
BACKGROUND | 323 |
THE NATURE OF THE FALSE TEACHING | 324 |
RELATIONSHIP TO EPHESIANS | 326 |
PHILEMON | 328 |
VALVE | 329 |
Ephesians | 331 |
AUTHENTICITY | 332 |
GOODSPEEDS THEORY | 337 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 339 |
PHILIPPIANS | 340 |
AUTHENTICITY | 341 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 342 |
RECENT STUDY | 343 |
THE PASTORAL EPISTLES | 347 |
BACKGROUND | 348 |
THE NATURE OF THE FALSE TEACHING | 349 |
AUTHENTICITY | 351 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 364 |
THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS | 367 |
FORM | 368 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 369 |
READERS | 370 |
AUTHORSHIP | 374 |
DATE | 380 |
THE EPISTLE OF JAMES | 382 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 383 |
READERS | 384 |
AUTHORSHIP | 386 |
ALTERNATIVE VIEWS ON AUTHORSHIP | 389 |
DATE | 391 |
PLACE OF WRITING | 392 |
VALUE | 393 |
THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER | 394 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 395 |
THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT | 397 |
FORM AND UNITY | 398 |
READERS | 401 |
AUTHORSHIP | 403 |
DATE AND PLACE OF WRITING | 407 |
RECENT STUDY | 408 |
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER | 411 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 415 |
AUTHORSHIP | 416 |
DATE | 426 |
RECENT STUDY | 427 |
THE EPISTLE OF JUDE | 429 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 431 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 432 |
AUTHORSHIP | 433 |
DATE | 434 |
READERS | 436 |
VALUE | 437 |
THE EPISTLES OF JOHN | 438 |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE | 439 |
FORM AND OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 441 |
RELATION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN | 443 |
AUTHORSHIP | 445 |
UNITY | 446 |
READERS | 447 |
DATE | 448 |
SECOND AND THIRD JOHN | 449 |
OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 450 |
AUTHORSHIP | 451 |
READERS | 452 |
DATE | 453 |
THE BOOK OF REVELATION | 454 |
FORM AND OUTLINE OF CONTENTS | 458 |
CHARACTERISTICS | 460 |
INTERPRETATION | 462 |
THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT | 465 |
AUTHORSHIP | 467 |
UNITY | 472 |
READERS | 475 |
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Common terms and phrases
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